Bath-tub seat.



No. 732,249. PATENTBD JUNE 30, 1903.

W. & T. WOLPERT. BATH TUB SEAT.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. Z9 1902.

N0 MODEL.

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UNITED STATES Patented .Tune 30, 1903.

PATENT OFFICE.

BATH-TUB SEAT. I

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent'No. 732,249, dated June 30, 1903. Application iiled September 29, 1902. Serial No. 125,273. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, WILLIAM WOLPERT and THOMAS WOLPERT, citizens of the United States, residing at Louisville, in thecounty of Jefferson and State of Kentucky, have invented certain new and usefullmprovements in Bath-Tub Seats; and we do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and tothe iigures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to certain improvements in bath-tub seats; vand it consists in the peculiar construction thereof hereinafter described, and shown in the accompanying drawings, and particularly pointed out in the subjoined claims.

The object of the invention is to provide a seatfor a bath-tub which may be produced at nominal cost, may readily be adjusted to dierent heights within the tub, may be instantly applied to and removed from the tub and will not injure the latter, will conduce to I vthe comfort of the user, and may be washed and dried after it is used. This object is accomplished by the construction illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a perspective view of a bath-A tub provided with our improved seat therefor. Fig. 2 is a plan view ofthe seat, and Fig. 3 is an edge view ofthe same.

The seat herein described is composed wholly of a suitable fabric-such as canvas, cloth, or other iexible material which can be Washed-and except the hooks for engaging the edge of the bath-tub no metal or other rigid material which would interfere with its being washed and dried and which would render it less comfortable to the user is employed in its construction, and said hooks preferably are removable in order that the device may be washed with other articles without danger of tearing the latter and to the end that a single set of hooks may be employed, if desired.

l designates the seat proper, from the four corners of which extend strips 2, from which project the hooks 3 for engaging the edge of the bath-tub. In the practical construction of the device it is intended that the seat be adjustable within the tub so as to be located near the top of the latter to serve as a seat for an adult or to be suspended a considerable depth within said vtub to serve as a seat for a child or as a support for the head of an adult recumbent within the tub. The supportingstrips 2 are made of proper length to permit said adjustment and are provided at differ- 'ent places within'their lengths with means to be engaged by the hooks, which means preferably comprise eyes 4, adapted to receive the b ent securing ends 5 of saidhooks, which hooks are thereby so connected to said strips as to have pivotal movement relative thereto for'convenience in applying the device to a bath-tub and removing it therefrom.

In order to prevent the fabric from being torn by the hooks, the walls of the eyes thereof are preferably bound with metal. Ordinary eyelets answer the purpose, and when properly flattened upon the strips 2 they will not interfere with the washing of the device or catch upon and tear other articles being washed at the saine time. A single set of hooks may be employed, as shown in Fig. l, said hooks being adjustable from one set of eyes to another when it is desired to adjust the depth to which the seat shall project into the bath-tub, or a hook may be provided for\ each of the eyes. The portions of the hooks which engage the edges of the tub may beincased in a suitable material, which will protect said edges of the tub against being scratched or marred. Said hooks are formed of spring metal, having their secured ends 5 bent so as topermit them to be sprung out when it is desired to remove the hooks from the strips 2. l

In order that the seat portion proper, 1, may be most comfortable to the user and may have requisite strength, its edges are turned under and stitched, as shown at 6 in Fig. 4, thus providing a stiened border thereto, and the edges of said seat may be further stiffened and strengthened by the strips 2, which pref- 'erably extend continuously across said borders and are stitched thereto.

From the above description of the construction of our device the manner in which it is IOO used and its advantages will be readily apparent. Particular attention is called to its sim plicity of construction,tl1e ease with which it maybe applied toa bath-tub and removed therefrom and with which it may be adjusted upon and within said tub, and the facility rafforded by its construction for the keeping of it in a clean and sanitary condition. Moreover, itis much less expensive in its construction and much more comfortable to the user than any other bath-tub seat with which We are familiar.

Having thus described the invention, what we believe to be new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. An adjustable bath-tub seat, having a seat portion, proper, and suspending portions therefor, both composed of fabric, and each of said suspending portions having a plurality ofcyes, and supporting-hooks adapted to WILLIAM WOLPERT. THOMAS VOLPERT. 1

Witnesses:

D. MoXLEY, ANNA G. GAsH. 

